Hey there dear readers, how is your week going?  Shall your humble blogger sweeten it with some good news?

A while back, your humble blogger had the pleasure to discuss the poison AB1213 with you because Sacramento was intent on squeezing even more out of California’s battered and besieged employers.  What AB1213 intended to do was extend temporary disability for the period between Utilization Review denial and IMR reversal.  In other words, if applicant was on TD for two months between the UR denial and the ultimate IMR reversal, those two months of TD would not count towards the 104-week TD cap, and applicant could potential received 2 years and 2 months of TD. 

AB1213 passed in the in the Senate 62 to 8 on May 26, 2023, and then in the Assembly 30 to 9 on September 11, 2023. 

Now, dear readers, you might be asking yourself… where’s the good news?  Well, the good news is that on October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom vetoed AB1213, which means that, despite all the effort, it will NOT become law any time soon.

Now that I’ve lured you in with the good news, not unlike Pennywise with a paper boat, let’s take a look at some unfortunate realities.  The California Legislature overwhelmingly passed this monstrosity of a bill and will likely do so again in the near future.  When it does, will Governor Newsome’s resolve remain firm?

Mark my words, dear readers, at the rate we’re going, your humble blogger’s April Fools’ post might become reality before too long!

Straight on till Friday, dear readers!